Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sports

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), a private research university with an undergraduate enrollment 4,638 of students, plays a total of 30 NCAA sports, 16 of them for men and 14 of them for women. In the 2021/2022 season, MIT had a total of 831 NCAA athletes comprising 18% of the total student body.

As a NCAA Division 3 member college, MIT most likely accepted some of their student athletes through either the normal admissions process (Early Decision or Regular Decision) with strong coach support, while others “walked on” to the teams after they were admitted on merits unrelated to sports.

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Here’s the list of sports played at MIT by gender together with their team sizes.

All data compiled from MIT athletic website.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Division 3
	Men's	Men's	Women's	Women's	Total
	Sports	Team Size	Sports	Team Size	Team Size
1	Baseball	29	-	-	29
2	Basketball	14	Basketball	15	29
3	Cross Country	27	Cross Country	16	43
4	Fencing	14	Fencing	17	31
5	-	-	Field Hockey	25	25
6	Football	82	-	-	82
7	Lacrosse	35	Lacrosse	23	58
8	Rifle	20	Rifle	9	29
9	Rowing	40	Rowing	43	83
10	Sailing	38	Sailing	38	76
11	Soccer	32	Soccer	34	66
12	-	-	Softball	17	17
13	Squash	15	-	-	15
14	Swimming and Diving	29	Swimming and Diving	39	68
15	Tennis	15	Tennis	10	25
16	Track and Field	55	Track and Field	45	100
17	Volleyball	21	Volleyball	22	43
18	Water Polo	12			12
Total Sports Played	16		14		30
Total Athletes		478		353	831

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